Riyadh vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$3027
🏠 One person rent
$996
$691
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
27
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
7.01M
673K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 24% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2922nd and 4103rd ($1642 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 1210th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$7028

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1112
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1260
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1023
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1340
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1142
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1234
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1148
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1353
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1364
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1128
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1362
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1384
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1139
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1530
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1147
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1360
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1718
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1334
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1138
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1593
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1076
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1262
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1409
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1241
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1421
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1109
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1437
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1501
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1443
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1562
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1404
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219